different between zirconium vs umbite

English

Etymology

From a New Latin coinage, from zircon.

Pronunciation

• enPR: zûrk?'n??m, IPA^(key): /z????ko?ni?m/

Noun

zirconium (countable and uncountable, plural zirconiums)

1. A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• baddeleyite
• hyacinth
• jacinth
• jargon
• ligure

Danish

Alternative forms

• zirkonium

Noun

zirconium

1. zirconium

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zi?.k?.nj?m/

Noun

zirconium m (uncountable)

1. zirconium

Further reading

• “zirconium” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /zir?ko?.ni.um/, [d??z??r?ko?ni???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d?zir?ko.ni.um/, [d??z?ir?k??nium]

Noun

zirc?nium n (genitive zirc?ni?); second declension

1. zirconium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

English

Etymology

Named after Lake Umb, in Russia, +? -ite.

Noun

umbite (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An inosilicate mineral of potassium, zirconium and titanium

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Umbite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “umbite”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

• bitume